Paul Molitor

Positions: Designated Hitter, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN).

High School: Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: April 7, 1978 (Age 21-228d, 13,999th in major league history)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 42-036d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2004. (Voted by BBWAA on 431/506 ballots)
View Paul Molitor's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Simon

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Paul Leo Molitor

Nicknames: The Ignitor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.6

10835

3319

234

.306

1782

RBI

1307

504

OBP

.369

SLG

.448

OPS

.817

OPS+

122

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIL		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 8	MIL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 9	MIL		BOS	W,12-11	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
4	4	Apr 10	MIL	@	TEX	W,11-8	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 11	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
6	6	Apr 12	MIL	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	51	12.0	0	6	0	6	2	3B
7	7	Apr 13	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 14	MIL	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 15	MIL	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
10	10	Apr 17	MIL		TEX	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
11	11	Apr 18	MIL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
12	12	Apr 19	MIL		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	13	Apr 20	MIL	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 21	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
15	15	Apr 24	MIL		BAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
16	16	Apr 25	MIL		BAL	W,8-2	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
17	17	Apr 26	MIL		BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
18	18	Apr 27	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-7	CG	54	12.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
19	19	Apr 28	MIL	@	CAL	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
20	20	Apr 29	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-7	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	40 (19)	May 26	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
22	41	May 27	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-7	GS	31	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
23	42	May 28	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-13	GS	40	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
24	43	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
25	44	May 30	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
26	45	May 31	MIL	@	CLE	W,7-1	GS	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	46	Jun 1	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
28	47	Jun 2	MIL		KCR	W,14-3	GS	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
29	49 (1)	Jun 4	MIL		NYY	W,9-3	GS	16	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
30	50	Jun 5	MIL		NYY	L,1-13	GS	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
31	51	Jun 6	MIL		NYY	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
32	54 (2)	Jun 10	MIL	@	DET	W,8-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
33	59 (4)	Jun 15	MIL		MIN	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
34	60	Jun 16	MIL		MIN	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
35	61	Jun 17	MIL		MIN	W,8-5	GF	10	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 2B
36	62	Jun 18	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
37	63	Jun 19	MIL	@	TOR	L,6-15	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
38	64	Jun 20	MIL	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
39	65	Jun 21	MIL	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
40	66	Jun 22	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	67	Jun 23	MIL	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
42	69 (1)	Jun 26	MIL		TOR	W,10-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	133 (63)	Sep 3	MIL	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
44	134	Sep 4	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	46	11.2	3	7	0	10	3	2B
45	135	Sep 5	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
46	140 (4)	Sep 10	MIL		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
47	141	Sep 11	MIL		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
48	143 (1)	Sep 13	MIL		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
49	146 (2)	Sep 16	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
50	148 (1)	Sep 19	MIL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
51	149	Sep 20	MIL	@	DET	W,11-4	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
52	150	Sep 22 (1)	MIL		NYY	W,7-2	GS	30	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
53	152 (1)	Sep 23	MIL		NYY	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
54	153	Sep 24	MIL		BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
55	154	Sep 25	MIL		BOS	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
56	157 (2)	Sep 28	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
57	158	Sep 29	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
58	159	Sep 30	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
59	160	Oct 2	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	44	11.1	0	3	0	3	0	2B
60	161	Oct 3	MIL	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
							60gm		494.0	60	113	5	178	24